Rudbeckia fulgida

early coneflower, eastern coneflower, orange coneflower

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS RL

Characteristics

Height: 1.5-3.5'
Flowers: Jul.-Oct.; yellow-orange, black eye
Fruit: capsule

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Loamy

Habitat

moist fields & meadows

Native to

Region: Piedmont *
States: MD VA WV PA

Wildlife

*

Notes

cultivars have nice foliage

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1302.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004